Bamboo is a plant that occurs over much of the World. It is probablethat billions of the World's population see, eat and touch bamboo everyday. Bamboo contributes significantly to the income generation of manypoor farmers. Yet it is an ``orphan'' crop -- largely ignored by themain landholding agencies -- forestry and agriculture.
This volume contains most of the papers presented at the jointVth International Bamboo Congress and VIthInternational Bamboo Workshop held in San José, Costa Rica, 1998,organized by the International Bamboo Association (IBA) and INBAR. Thebook is divided into four parts: Bamboo Resources and Socio-economics;Bamboo Propagation and Management; Bamboo Engineering and Construction;Bamboo Design and Utilization. The topics covered include varied aspectsof bamboo, such as: from bamboo resources of Mexico to bamboos ofEthiopia; from bamboo afforestation of a mined area to bamboo as a foodand fiber alternative in an island; from bamboo drippers to bamboowheelchairs; from teaching architecture with bamboo to an internationalbuilding code for bamboo; from silviculture of Guadua bamboo toflowering of Moso bamboo; and many more.
This publication serves to highlight the usefulness of bamboo in aidingdeveloping countries in their sustainable social, economic andenvironmental development.
2002; xiv+930 pages ISBN 90-6764-357-2 Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 222/US$ 317
